The third candy
After receiving the answer from Li Fengyi, Wu Simiao felt as if she had something to rely on. She pressed the sword back into Li Fengyi's arms, stepped forward, and clasped her hands together, "Young Alliance Leader, I have long heard of your great name. I heard that you are one of the top young talents in the martial arts world today, and your kung fu is superb."
The young leader was somewhat surprised by Wu Si Miao's sudden kind words. He recalled the way Wu Si Miao had looked at him over the past two days, but he didn't think she was being sincere now. So the young leader thought for a moment and replied, "It's all because of everyone's kindness."
"I always enjoy sparring with powerful martial arts masters. I just exchanged a few moves with the fairy, and I'm still itching to show off my skills. I wonder if the Young Alliance Leader would be so kind as to challenge me to a duel?"
"This..." The young leader hesitated, looking hesitant, but he had other plans in his mind.
Although he held the title of Young Alliance Leader, the recent quiet in the martial arts world meant few opportunities for him to rise to prominence. Originally, the Alliance Leader had intended to use the martial arts tournament as an opportunity for the Young Alliance Leader to triumph and achieve world fame. But if he could defeat this demonic cult witch now, wouldn't that be the icing on the cake? Furthermore, this little witch had so ignorantly trampled upon the reputation of Xiuxi Villa... Many within the villa knew of his arrival at the Fairy's place, and this seemed like a perfect opportunity to put a dent in the demon's prestige.
After a thousand thoughts, the young leader clasped his fists and said, "Since that's the case, please enlighten me, Saint."
"Please teach me, please teach me."
Unexpectedly, Wu Simiao had such a legitimate reputation, and Li Fengyi had no reason to stop him. She took the initiative to make way for the two people who were going to compete.
The young leader stood in front of Wu Simiao and suddenly smiled at Li Fengyi and said, "Fairy, why don't you be the referee? Let's stop here."
"Stop talking nonsense." Without waiting for Li Fengyi to answer, Wu Simiao hit the ground with the long whip in his hand.
Looking at Wu Simiao's arrogant look, a sneer flashed in the eyes of the young leader, but his face was still elegant and polite, "Please."
Wu Simiao didn't pretend to be polite anymore and attacked directly with his whip. The young leader immediately raised his sword to block, and the two men started fighting.
The young leader's basic skills are not as solid as Li Fengyi's, his attacks are not as swift as Li Fengyi's, and his control over martial arts is not as exquisite as Li Fengyi's.
Unlike when he was competing with Li Fengyi, where the opponent could easily get close to Wu Simiao, now when Wu Simiao was facing the Young Alliance Leader, the advantage of a long whip over short weapons was fully demonstrated. Li Fengyi's yard was not big, but it was enough for Wu Simiao to make the Young Alliance Leader run away - except for the initial test - in the time it took for a cup of tea, Wu Simiao had made the Young Alliance Leader run away from the east wall to the west wall.
"Young Alliance Leader, you... haven't used your full strength yet?" Wu Simiao even had time to speak.
The young leader's forehead was covered with sweat.
He had never expected Wu Simiao to be so difficult to deal with. Just now, when he saw the competition between Li Fengyi and Wu Simiao, he thought... The young leader suddenly felt ashamed and angry.
He couldn't lose to this witch.
Wu Simiao raised her eyebrows slightly as she watched the young leader's expression change continuously, so she did not dodge when the young leader stepped forward, and even deliberately swung out her long whip to entangle the opponent's sword. Just when the young leader came in front of Wu Simiao, Wu Simiao tiptoed, turned over and landed behind the young leader, loosened the whip a few inches, and the two kept a distance between them.
The young leader seemed not to have expected Wu Simiao's action. He stood there in a daze, not even turning around.
Wu Simiao smiled, bent her index finger, put it to her lips and whistled. Then a spider crawled out from her sleeve, crawled along the back of her hand to the whip, moved forward, and finally jumped to the neck of the young leader and bit him hard.
The young leader seemed to have just reacted. He raised his hand to cover his neck and his sword fell to the ground. He looked at Wu Simiao in surprise and became completely powerless.
"Are you okay?" Wu Simiao was speechless after seeing the Young Alliance Leader's reaction. "This spider of mine isn't poisonous. Don't act like you're dying because of me."
As he spoke, Wu Simiao took two steps back to prove his innocence.
The young leader then realized that his internal energy was still there. Apart from a slight stinging sensation in the wound on his neck, he felt nothing else.
His face became even more embarrassed, and he didn't stay any longer. He picked up the sword and said quickly: "The Saint's martial arts are extraordinary. I remember that I have matters to take care of in the villa, so I won't disturb you any further."
"Thank you, thank you. Young Alliance Leader, if you don't believe that my spider is not poisonous, you can go find the doctor in the villa for treatment." Wu Simiao ridiculed the young alliance leader from behind.
"Your family is famous and upright..." Wu Simiao didn't finish his words, thinking that everything was implied.
Li Fengyi had no intention of engaging in a verbal battle with her. Her attention was focused on something else. "The trick you just used against the Young Alliance Leader..."
Wu Si Miao released the spider very naturally, and the spider also knew clearly how to attack its opponent. It was obviously not the first time for the two of them to cooperate. However, Li Fengyi and Wu Si Miao had fought with real guns and swords many times, not to mention competitions. This was the first time she had seen it.
Wu Simiao knew what Li Fengyi wanted to ask. She lost more than she won in competitions with Li Fengyi, but in fact, if both of them used all their abilities, Wu Simiao would not lose to Li Fengyi by much.
If poison is used, Wu Simiao will even be better than Li Fengyi.
but……
"You are so kind and cheerful. If you righteous people have no antidote to my poison, wouldn't it be a pity for you, a talented martial artist?" Wu Simiao said.
"I'm not as vulnerable as some people, who would be easily pricked by you and wait to be bitten. I think it's difficult to achieve this." If others were watching the fight just now, they might not be able to see it, but Li Fengyi could not hide any of Wu Simiao's actions.
Wu Si Miao rolled over and got behind the young leader. The young leader seemed to be shocked by the other party's behavior and stood still, but in fact, Wu Si Miao had used a stone to press on the young leader's acupoint while in the air, and the other party was not relieved until he was bitten by a spider.
Li Fengyi recalled the previous competition in her mind. She would not be as careless as the young leader. She would be prepared when Wu Simiao made a move.
"Don't think about those irrelevant people and things." Wu Simiao pulled Li Fengyi back to his senses. "I helped you get rid of the annoying people. What benefits do you want to give me?"
"Benefits?" Li Fengyi asked with a smile, "What benefits do you want?"
"There's a glutinous rice chicken at the tea break at the foot of the mountain. The boss won't serve it until two people are present. Come with me."
Li Fengyi glanced at Wu Simiao and handed the sword to him, "Let's go."
The news that the Young Alliance Leader had lost the duel with the Saint of the Demon Cult spread throughout Xiuxi Villa within half a day. This devastating news for the righteous martial arts community easily overshadowed the Young Alliance Leader's marriage to Li Fengyi. Even when people talked about the Young Alliance Leader's visit to Li Fengyi's courtyard, their first thought wasn't Li Fengyi, but the Young Alliance Leader's loss.
Because of this incident, the young leader's initial guilty conscience was brought up again. Some people said that he was so immersed in the pleasures of pleasure that he neglected his martial arts, which was really wrong. Some people said that the Holy Maiden of the Demon Cult was venting the anger of the fairy, and that the people of the Demon Cult actually had some sense of chivalry. Others followed suit and said that there was no need for a member of the Demon Cult like her to interfere in matters of justice.
All kinds of rumors were spreading like wildfire, and the young leader's prestige in the martial arts world, which he had not had time to establish, was even worse.
Wu Simiao and Li Fengyi returned to Xiuli Villa in the evening. She laughed for a long time while listening to the conversations in the villa about the young leader losing the competition.
After laughing, she poured herself a cup of tea and clinked it with Li Fengyi's cup. "You're welcome."
Li Fengyi had no choice but to drink tea.
However, the next day, during the second round of the martial arts conference, Wu Simiao and Li Fengyi had just walked out of the courtyard when they felt more followers following them than in the previous two days.
Wu Simiao followed Li Fengyi to the arena without changing his expression. Eyes from all sides fell on Wu Simiao.
Li Fengyi frowned slightly. Wu Simiao had only won a competition, why was it like this?
"If you're not used to it, I can talk to them for you." Li Fengyi glanced at the person who was staring at Wu Simiao, and she said lightly.
"It doesn't matter. I have no guilty conscience. Whoever wants to watch can watch, whoever wants to follow can follow." Wu Simiao said carelessly, "I'm not the one who suffers the most anyway."
Li Fengyi pursed her lips.
Li Fengyi was not present on the first day of the second round. Wu Simiao was watched for the whole morning and felt that he had done his best. In the afternoon, he shook off the people who were following him and disappeared from Xiuxi Villa.
After the afternoon competition ended, Li Fengyi stood up as usual and prepared to say goodbye to her master and return to the courtyard. However, before Li Fengyi could open her mouth, she heard Master Jing of the Yunsheng Sword Sect say, "Fengyi, talk to me."
"yes."
To demonstrate their closeness, the Yunsheng Sword Sect was placed in the courtyard next to the Wulin Alliance Leader. Zhao Shuangyi didn't greet the Young Alliance Leader nearly constantly, but after the Yunsheng Sword Sect Leader and Li Fengyi entered the house, he still said to the disciples nearby, "I'm going to have a private conversation with Fengyi. You guys stay at the door."
There was no need to be too blunt in the words. The disciples already knew that the master's words were for them to pay attention to the people in Xiuxi Villa and not let them get close.
If Li Fengyi was still doubting what her master wanted to say to her at the beginning, now she had guessed her master's purpose.
As expected, Sect Leader Jing said, "That Saint Lady is indeed a member of the Demonic Cult. In less than half a month, regardless of her reputation, she has surpassed you and the Young Alliance Leader."
"Does she know what you're thinking?"
Li Fengyi nodded.
"No wonder. I thought I was overthinking it, but I didn't expect she was actually venting her anger on your behalf."
“Master…”
"Feng Yi, I won't stop you from breaking off your engagement with the Young Alliance Leader. Similarly, you are old enough now, so I won't stop you from making friends with anyone you want." said Sect Leader Jing.
Li Fengyi's expression changed.
"Since you regard her as a friend, there are some things in Xiuxi Villa that cannot be done according to the Saint's wishes. It is never wise to do things under someone's roof. She defeated the Young Alliance Leader in the competition, and it was the Young Alliance Leader's own fault. But the voices were too loud, do you think the Young Alliance Leader has the magnanimity to tolerate others?" Although Sect Leader Jing said the last sentence in a questioning tone, he laughed with an ambiguous meaning.
Li Fengyi couldn't refute it. She knew her master was right and was even considering Wu Simiao, but Wu Simiao...
In the end, Li Fengyi didn't say anything, but just said, "I understand, Master."
The conversation between Li Fengyi and Master Jing didn't last long. It was still dark when Li Fengyi left the Yunsheng Sword Sect's courtyard. The sun was about to set in the western sky, its afterglow dyeing the surrounding clouds red.
Li Fengyi had seen such scenery countless times when traveling, but the once empty sky was now framed by the towering eaves, looking extremely boring.
Li Fengyi's mind suddenly popped up the last words her master said before she left -
"Feng Yi, you've seen a lot of mountains and rivers in Jianghu, but now that you're back, do you feel like the sword in your arms is becoming less and less effective?"
Display? What does it mean to display?
Before Li Fengyi could figure it out, a drawn-out voice suddenly came from behind him, "Fairy——"
She turned around and saw Wu Simiao coming back from somewhere. Her light kung fu brought a cool breeze with her as she landed on the ground, and the tail end of her words just caught up with the ends of her hair.
"What a coincidence." Wu Simiao smiled as she approached Li Fengyi and said, "The journey is long. Fairy, are you willing to walk with me for a while?"
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